Schools of Excellence: The No. 1 ECE & Private School Leadership Podcast

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If you are an Early Childhood director or childcare owner, prepare to transform your school and life with the Schools of Excellence podcast. Tune in each week to learn from Chanie Wilschanski, the founder and host of the Schools of Excellence Podcast and a mom of 4 kids. Each episode will be packed with tools and strategies - equipping school leaders to improve staff retention, increase teacher motivation, grow parent partnerships, create a collaborative culture, and enjoy a beautiful quality of...

Notable Guests

Jane Doe56×

Brené Brown13×

Gary Vaynerchuk12×BBob Johnson6×

Jane Smith4×JJohn Maxwell3×

Episodes (297)

281 Summer Enrollment System for Schools: Why Effort Isn't the Problem (And What...

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280. Why Asking Your Accountant "What Should I Cut?" Is the Most Dangerous Quest...

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279. Why Consistency Is Hard for Leaders: The Real Reason You Keep Falling Off Y...

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Schools of Excellence: The No. 1 ECE & Private School Leadership Podcast

Notable Guests

Episodes (297)

281 Summer Enrollment System for Schools: Why Effort Isn't the Problem (And What...

280. Why Asking Your Accountant "What Should I Cut?" Is the Most Dangerous Quest...

279. Why Consistency Is Hard for Leaders: The Real Reason You Keep Falling Off Y...

278. Why Warmth Without Consequences Is Burning You Out (And Stalling Your Schoo...

277. Why Your School Feels Fine in September (And Falls Apart Every March)

276. What March Is Really Trying to Tell You About Your School — And Why You Sho...

275. Calm Isn't An Accident - Why Leaders Must Study Stability

274. Why Early Childhood Promotes Leaders Too Fast — and What School Leaders Pay...

273. Hiring School Staff Isn’t About Getting the “Right Person” — It’s About Lea...

272. When Your School Can Run Without You — But Still Can’t Think Without You

271. The Hidden Forces That Knock School Leaders Off Balance

270. What Holds When You’re Tired: Why School Leaders Need Rhythms, Not More Mot...

269. The False Promise of Systems for School Leaders

268. The Hidden Cost of Being the Strong School Leader

267. When Success Starts to Feel Like Survival for School Leaders

266. Understanding Leadership Drift — and How School Leaders Return to Rhythm

265. What This Year Built in Me — And What It’s Building in You as a School Lead...

264. The Hidden Costs Draining Your School: How One Leader Cut Supply Spending b...

263. When School Leaders Drift: How to Anchoring Yourself Through Every Season

262. Growth Is the Job: Why Leadership Development Isn’t a Perk — It’s the Work

261. You’re Not Out of Energy — You’re Overholding: How School Leaders Create En...

260. The Invisible Weight of Memory: How Systems and Rhythms Protect School Lead...

259. Timeless Marketing Strategies for Childcare Leaders: What Still Works (and...

258. The Invisible Weight of School Leadership

257. From Hyper-Responsibility to Healthy Leadership: A School Leader’s Journey...

256. The Delegation Dilemma: Escaping the Over-Functioning Trap

255. The Power of One: Scaling Deep, Not Wide with Latrice Galloway

254, Honesty Over Image: Leading Through Grief, Discomfort, and the Messy Middle...

253. Stop the Hidden Drain: Admin & Tech Systems That Protect Your Profit

252. How To Avoid Losing Thousands Through Inefficiency Every Month

251. How to Lower Food Costs in Your Childcare Program

250. Stop Hemorrhaging Cash: How Broken Payment Systems Drain Your School’s Fina...

249. Childcare Schedule Efficiency: How to Build a Strategic Coverage System

248. Money Leak #1: How School Leaders Can Unlock Hidden Revenue Through Space O...

247. 3 Money Truths School Leaders Must Face in 2025

246. Leading with Purpose and Profit: A Strategic Conversation with Kathy Ligon

245. Stop Getting on the Same Page: Why School Leaders Need Shared Standards, No...

244. ECE Leadership Systems, Strength, & Sustainable Growth: A Behind-the-Scenes...

243. The Mindset Shift Every ECE Leader Needs to Avoid Burnout

242. What You Tolerate in August Is What You’ll Be Cleaning Up in February

241. From Burnout to Boundaries: Redefining Female Leadership in Private Educati...

240. The 4 Phases of Tough Conversations: A Tactical Framework for School Owners...

239. How to Double Enrollment: Simple Strategies Resulting in 68% Growth with No...

238. Planning a Summer That Feeds Us: Marriage, Family, and the Rhythms That Hol...

237. Redefining Essentials: What You Protect When the Pressure’s On

236. How Great Leaders Create the Energy They Need—Even When They’re Tired

235. You’ve Built the Systems. So Why Are You Still the Glue?

234. Faith, Leadership & Emotional Maturity: Navigating Life’s Hardest Seasons w...

233. From Panic Mode to Peace of Mind: How One School Owner Stopped Being the Pr...

232. The Emotional Maturity Code: How Great Leaders Make Clear, Confident Decisi...